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1 | 99% | 4 | Exact Match! | |
2 | 53% | 8 | Type of chess move where the king moves two squares towards the rook and the rook moves to the square next to the king | |
3 | 30% | 8 | Tactic used in chess where a player moves a rook from its original position to another rank or file | |
Rook Its A Bird Crossword Clue
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We think the answer is "GULL" which means:
- noun
- • A person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of
- • Mostly white aquatic bird having long pointed wings and short legs verb
- • Make a fool or dupe of
- • Fool or hoax
An example sentence would be:
- • "I saw a large gull flying over the beach."
- • "The children fed the gulls pieces of bread."
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